ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A Grammarian’s Funeral by Robert Browning was published in the poetry collection Men and Women in 1855. The poem describes the life of a Grammarian who dedicates his life for the cause of learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this poem, a grammarian (quester of knowledge) has died prematurely as he spent all his life reading the books and commentaries. He gave up all the joys and dedicated his life to read and learn. Now his students are taking his corpse to the mountains as they believe that he deserves a high place to rest.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Grammarian was born with a handsome face and a musical voice like that of God Apollo. The Grammarian spent the whole life of his youth in the pursuit of knowledge. But he had to pay heavy price for that. He became old prematurely but the Grammarian did not grumble.

Detailed explanation-4: -His most popular poems include Porphyria’s Lover, How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix, the diptych Meeting at Night, the patriotic Home Thoughts from Abroad, and the children’s poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin.